Clinical Lead Heart Failure

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a dedicated Clinical Lead to join their Community Heart Failure team. This role involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care to those living with heart failure. The successful candidate will lead a skilled team, collaborate with medical professionals, and influence service development. A strong background in heart failure nursing, leadership skills, and the ability to enhance patient outcomes are essential. This position offers a competitive salary alongside opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Collaboration within multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• NMC membership required.
• Experience working at Band 6 or above in heart failure.
• Postgraduate clinical courses in heart failure are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based treatment in various settings.
• Lead the Heart Failure team managing patient care.
• Develop effective working relationships with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Compassionate clinical practice

Leadership

Communication and negotiation skills

Evidence-based management

Education

BSc Nursing or equivalent

Non-medical Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Job summary

Are you a dynamic, compassionate clinical professional looking to shape the future of community heart failure care? This is a brilliant opportunity for a highly skilled and specialised nurse professional to join CNWL NHS Trust and lead Camden's Community Heart Failure team. We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Lead to drive high‑quality, patient‑centred services across our local Camden population. This is a unique opportunity to lead a passionate team, influence service development and ensure people living with heart failure receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Main duties of the job

• Provide evidence‑based treatment in community‑based clinics, patients' own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care
• Advise GPs, medical teams and other health care professionals caring for people with heart failure regarding medication adjustments, changes in condition or treatment plans
• Identify new cases of undiagnosed heart failure and patients on sub‑optimal evidence‑based therapy
• Provide person‑centred heart failure management as effectively and compassionately as possible in the community
• Lead and operationally manage the specialist nurses in the Heart Failure team and the clinics, responding to changes in demand, being proactive with service review, facilitating rotation and cover of each element of the specialist role, including clinics, domiciliary care and heart failure patient education programs
• Collaborate with other services such as GPs, PCN and secondary care to improve patient care and outcomes
• Safeguard people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse; recognise limits and seek help and escalation when necessary
• Escalate safety concerns and act as an effective advocate for those who use our services
• Be open and transparent about own practice
• Supervise the work of less experienced staff
• Reflect on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Work with others to create a culture of continuous improvement (e.g., participate in QI projects)
• Maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintain compliance with mandatory training requirements
• Occasionally cover for the Service Manager of LTC and attend meetings and provide feedback to LTC leads and teams, and likewise escalates to senior management
• Work in collaboration with MDT and colleagues in hospital and community settings to promote strong links between primary and secondary care

About us

The Heart Failure Team in Camden works as part of a diverse multi‑disciplinary team in primary, secondary and tertiary care to design care plans that meet the needs of people with heart failure. The team serves patients registered with a GP in the Camden borough. There are over 30 GP surgeries and 7 PCNs. Our work is divided into three localities (North, South and West). The Team aims to optimise health and wellbeing and prevent unscheduled hospital visits.

CNWL is proud to represent the diverse communities it serves. Camden and Islington boroughs are homes to beautifully diverse communities as well as many well‑known London landmarks and facilities. CNWL is also proud to support professional and personal development of all staff, and the current landscape of working in Camden's unfolding Integrated Neighbourhood Teams is just another exciting opportunity for this. These are just a few of the reasons we love working here.

Details

Date posted: 06 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 333-G-CC-1512

Job locations

Peckwater Centre
6 Peckwater Street
London
NW5 2TX

Person Specification – Qualifications/Education (Essential)

• BSc Nursing or equivalent qualification
• NMC membership
• Working at Masters level in the management of clients with complex respiratory needs
• Postgraduate clinical courses specific to working with people with heart failure
• Non‑medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake training
• Experience of working in a health economy similar to the UK

Governance & Leadership (Essential)

• Able to self‑motivate and manage time effectively
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Demonstrate ability to set up and monitor standards of practice, care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
• Evidence of undertaking service development & audit
• Awareness of developments in NHS and clinical pathway development

Experience (Essential)

• Working at band 6 or above in heart failure/cardiology setting
• Strong concept of case management function & managing people with heart failure
• Experience of using outcome measures relating to the care & management of heart failure
• Knowledge of the role of other disciplines & experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of working with other agencies, and an understanding of local services
• Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
• Able to demonstrate insight into the needs of people with physical disability
• Highly specialist nursing knowledge of evidence‑based management of complex patients
• Experience of manual handling clients with physical disabilities and ability to assess, identify and reduce associated risks
• All‑round general experience, including cardiac care, elderly care and general medicine

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/criminal-records-checks.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see https://www.nhs.uk/careers.

Employer details

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Peckwater Centre
6 Peckwater Street
London
NW5 2TX

Employer's website: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work